Videos
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Here’s yet another video of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, this time with the car hitting a race track though never at full tilt. As mentioned in our previous report, the 563 horsepower SLS AMG Roadster is set to go on sale this fall. That gorgeous brown metallic paint finish Mercedes-Benz keeps showing the car in, by the way, is called ‘Sepang Brown’, named after the famous race track in Malaysia, which plays host to that country’s Formula 1 race each year. To watch the previous video of the new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, click here, and for...
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Ray LaHood Wants Less Tech In Cars, More Ads About Distracted Driving: VideoYou can call U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood many things, but "slouch" isn't on the list. At a time when computing and social media are expanding to fill every corner of our daily lives, LaHood is pushing back, urging automakers to limit the technology included in new cars. Not only...
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Did Audi Rip-Off Chrysler’s Imported From Detroit Ad Starring Eminem?The recently revealed 2012 Audi A6 Avant luxury station wagon may not be coming to the U.S. but does that mean Audi can release a promo video for the car that’s almost identical to one of this year’s most popular local car commercials? We’ll leave you to be the judge as to whether...
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Aston Martin Reverie: VideoOwning a car like the Aston Martin V12 Vantage is a dream for most auto enthusiasts, but for a lucky few, it is a reality. While we certainly wish we were among those lucky few who can actually afford the $179,995 asking price for the sultry two-door, we’ll have to suffice with this latest...
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Driver ‘Arrested’ For Drifting Around Police Car: VideoBefore the angry comments start coming in, let us be the first to state that this is not real and is in fact just a mock scenario involving a rogue driver in a parking lot drifting around a police car. The video is a promotional piece for the Joe Usry Auto Group located in Jackson, Mississippi, a...
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Tanner Foust Takes Hot Wheels Jump To Record 332-Foot DistanceMaybe I was irreparably scarred by my youth watching Dukes of Hazzard, but jumping cars is just about the coolest thing a person can do. Unfortunately, cars don't magically repair themselves like the Dodge Chargers did on the show. But not all cars are used like handi-wipes when filming stunt...
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High-speed runs might seem simple enough: lots of runway, a straight line, and your foot to the floor. But they can go horrendously wrong at a moment's notice. That's what makes this 231-mph standing mile run by the Late Model Racecraft 1,500-horsepower twin-turbo Corvette in the video below all the more impressive. It also gives a good feel for just how bumpy World War II-era concrete is, and how unsettling it might be at one-third the speed of sound. As for the car, it's built on a 440-cubic-inch engine with twin turbochargers pumping 1,500 horsepower to the rear wheels--possibly more. The...
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New 2012 BMW M5 Prototype Preview: VideoThe F10M, as it's known internally, or 2012 BMW M5 as we'll soon know it, has just got another prototype video teaser straight from BMW, this time in high-speed testing at the Nardo Ring, where we see the car passing 315 km/h or so (about 195 mph) as the driver casually sips coffee. The German...
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2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster In Detail: VideoThe all-new 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster broke cover this past weekend, ahead of its official world debut this September at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show, and now we have a new video of the elegant luxury convertible explaining its every detail. The video includes a demonstration of the...
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Ferrari 599 GTO Hits Pole While Reversing: VideoDriving an exotic supercar like the Ferrari 599 GTO on public streets can often be difficult, thanks mostly to low ride heights, poor visibility and a throttle pedal that feels like you’re about to launch a scud missile with just inches of movement of your right foot. It also doesn’t...
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Break Free Of Traffic Jams With John Cleese & TomTom: VideoEverybody loves John Cleese, right? Beyond his work on the popular Monty Python and Fawlty Towers TV shows -- not to mention many memorable film appearances -- he's written for stage and screen, and he's managed to inject some much-needed humor into the political climate of both the U.S. and...
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Pagani Huayra Haunts Our Ears, The Track, Again: VideoThe Pagani Huayra is an unusual-looking supercar, with all its active aerodynamics and arthropod proportions, but it sounds absolutely brilliant thanks to the 7.3-liter Mercedes-Benz V-12 under the engine cover. This video is just more evidence. Or, if you wish, ear porn. Crank the speakers and...
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This year will mark the 45th anniversary of the Camaro and the centennial anniversary for Chevrolet. To celebrate the event, Chevrolet and the Ontario Camaro Club are inviting customers to Oshawa, Ontario, Canada from June 10-12. Planned events include a plant tour, a product announcement regarding the Camaro, and autograph sessions with GM employees who work on the Camaro, which is built at the Oshawa plant. The highlight is what appears to be a car show on June 11th involving Camaros and Firebirds. Below, we have video of Oshawa plant manager Dan Hermer issuing the invite for Camaro owners...
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Video: Look Ma, No Driver! ZMP RoboCar Memorizes Route MapFeeling lazy? Don't feel like driving home from work tonight? Sounds like an autonomous car would be right up your street... ZMP's RoboCar doesn't quite have the aesthetics or practicality (and especially not the performance) of Google's automated Toyota Prius, but the technology it demonstrates is...
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Fernando Alonso Slides Ferrari 458 Around Track: VideoPerhaps in celebration of the extension of his Formula 1 contract with Ferrari to 2016, Fernando Alonso took a Ferrari 458 around the test track in Fiorano. He brought a passenger along for the ride, and the unidentified man seemed to enjoy it, based on his unabashed giggling. We'd probably giggle...
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2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe First DriveYou may have already read reviews of the 2011 BMW 1-Series M Coupe (aka 1M), but if you have, you've likely suffered through strained historical analogies, detailed comparisons to previous M cars, and sheets of performance data. You'll find a minimum of that here. Instead, I offer you a fellow...
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Future Windshields Make Driving A Lot More Like Grand Theft Auto: VideoHave you ever been motoring down the street and thought, "Well, okay, this is fine, but driving would be a lot more fun if it were more like a videogame"? So have we. Thankfully, the folks at Autoglass have, too. Autoglass put together a video envisioning the windshield of the future -- 2020 to be...
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Bianci Pro Racing Watches Win The Jay Leno Seal Of ApprovalYour wristwatch can say a lot about you as a person. Rolex? Traditional topsider type. Casio? Hipster. TAG Heuer? Leonardo DiCaprio. Now, a new line of watches wants to tell the world that you're a gearhead -- and it's got Jay Leno on its side. The line is called Bianci, and one glance at its "Pro...
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Remember the Ferrari 575M Superamerica? The one based on the 575M Maranello but with a cool folding hard-top that simply flipped over? Well, Ferrari has built another exotic with the innovative roof system, this time based on the 575M’s successor, the 599 GTB Fiorano. Like the previous car, the new one also picks up the Superamerica tag but unfortunately it is only a custom one-off model. The car is the Ferrari Superamerica 45, which made its world debut this past weekend at the 2011 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. Below is a quick video demonstrating the mechanism of the...
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Video: Autoglass Hints At Augmented Reality WindshieldIt's like something from a racing videogame: Your familiar view through the windshield to the world outside, but with all the information you need projected in front of you less than a glance away. It's automobile glass repair and replacement company Autoglass's vision of the future and takes the...
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1,000 Horsepower Ford GT Burns To The Ground: VideoWe’re proud to admit the Ford GT is one of our favorite supercars here at MotorAuthority. An iconic design with just enough modern touches to make it look new, the Ford GT is hard not to love and its V-8 engine just begs to be pushed hard. So hard in fact that several aftermarket tuners have...
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2012 Chevrolet Camaro V-6 Engine Detailed: VideoWe've already reported on the changes to the 2012 Chevrolet Camaro V-6 that allow the engine to drop 13 pounds and add 11 horsepower, bringing the total amount of ponies to 323. Now, for the more visual learners in the audience, there's video of Tom Sutter, the chief engineer, talking about the...
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Noble M600 Supercar Takes To The Track: VideoNoble's line of supercars are not exactly known for their attractiveness but rather their driving ability, but this reputation may be set to change with the latest M600 supercar, which was revealed earlier this year and now captured on video tearing up a track in the UK. Powerful haunches, a low...
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2012 BMW M5 Twin-Turbo V-8 Engine First LookThe brand new 2012 BMW M5 is scheduled to be unveiled in just a few months at the 2011 Frankfurt Auto Show but a near production-ready concept version of the car, the aptly named Concept M5, was recently unveiled at the 2011 Shanghai Auto Show. BMW only officially revealed the concept’s...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran